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Mineral Deficiencies: A Root Cause for Reduced Longevity in Mammals
- Source :
- Mineral Deficiencies-Electrolyte Disturbances, Genes, Diet and Disease Interface ISBN: 9781838810818
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- IntechOpen, 2021.
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Abstract
- Metals, inorganic compounds and their elements that act as cofactors for enzymes that play an essential role in various biological processes constitute mineral nutrients. Their primary source is soil and enters the climax consumers in food chain through plants as they contain most minerals that are essential for humans. They are required in small and precise amounts according to their requirement they were classified as Major (phosphorous (P), potassium (K)), Secondary (calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulphur (S)), Minor/trace/rare (Boron (B), chlorine (Cl), chromium (Cr), fluoride(F), iodine (I), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se), sodium (Na), vanadium (V) and zinc (Zn)). The daily requirement of minerals for individuals for effective biological function inside the cell is known as recommended dietary allowance (RDA) that varies for element. The daily requirement of major element is up to 10 g/d, whereas secondary and micro minerals was 400 - 1500 mg/d and 45 μg/d - 11 mg/d, respectively. Meats, vegetables, fruits, grains contains high amount of minerals that protect humans from mineral deficiencies. Some of the mineral deficiencies include ageing, cancer, hair loss etc. The key for these root problems include supplementation of healthy foods rich in minerals and understanding the importance of food by nutrition education, practice of physical activity, and about food habits. A detailed understanding of each mineral and their biological importance through mechanism of action studied in detail to overcome their deficiencies.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Reduced longevity
03 medical and health sciences
030104 developmental biology
0302 clinical medicine
Agronomy
InformationSystems_INFORMATIONSTORAGEANDRETRIEVAL
Biology
Root cause
GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries)
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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- ISBN :
- 978-1-83881-081-8
- ISBNs :
- 9781838810818
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Mineral Deficiencies-Electrolyte Disturbances, Genes, Diet and Disease Interface ISBN: 9781838810818
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dd9f76a87b7883b45fa867e75bacc726